NEW ORLEANS ( WVUE /Gray News) — New Orleans fire and police leaders are warning parents about a dangerous social media trend. Officials said a New Orleans-area 9-year-old boy recently burned 70% of his body participating in a trend called the “fire challenge,” which dares kids to set themselves...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo City Council voted on Oct. 19 to create a new tax incentive plan intended to bring more grocery stores, clinics, and other small businesses to parts of the city that have seen residential growth but few new businesses. Council members said South Lared...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 17-year-old teenager is in critical condition after a crash on Oct. 19 at an intersection in north Laredo, police said. Police said officers responded to Shiloh and Las Cruces for a reported motor vehicle crash. When they arrived, Border Patrol agents were...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - More than 5,300 Webb County voters cast ballots Oct. 19 on the first day of early voting for the Nov. 3 joint general election. Election officials reported 4,944 in-person votes across 14 polling locations, plus 399 mail-in ballots, for a Day 1 total of 5,34...
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CULLMAN, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - A man is in custody after Cullman police said they were working an “active situation” Friday. Police said Jonathan Patrick Young was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff. Cullman authorities said they were called after Young’s elderly...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Day one of early voting is in the books in Webb County, and election officials say they’re off to a strong start. Fourteen sites opened across the county Monday, Oct. 19. Voters will decide races for U.S. Senate and House, Laredo mayor, City Council and scho...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - It has been almost two weeks since the DoubleTree Hotel fire on Oct. 7 shut down streets and businesses in the surrounding area. Two restaurants sit a few feet apart, separated by a barricade that marks the difference between staying open and remaining close...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Johnson Wolves’ Vicente Robles to Nathen Hernandez walk-off touchdown is the new challenger in this week’s King of the Mountain poll. The Challenger: Johnson Wolves’ Vicente Robles to Nathen Hernandez Down four with only seconds to play, the Wolves were ...
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LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 /Gray News) - The man accused of stealing and injuring a flamingo from the Las Vegas Strip was found guilty by a jury on Monday. Mitchell Fairbarn, 34, was present in court and appeared emotionless. His wife and friend were also seen inside the courtroom as the v...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A National Guard member who attempting to break up a fight near the U.S. Capitol was shot and injured on Sunday night, police said. Interim D.C. police chief Jeff Carroll said the shooting happened around 11:10 p.m. while guard members were sitting in a par...
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EMMONS COUNTY, N.D. ( KFYR /Gray News) - A landlord is behind bars after authorities say he broke into a home, exposed himself, and chased three young girls with his car while driving drunk. Court documents show Emmons County, North Dakota, deputies were sent Tuesday afternoon to...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The cool dry airmass of the last several days is moving away to our east. A shallow layer of gulf air is moving in and will bring a low cloud deck above our area during Tuesday morning. This will morph into higher based small puffy cumulus clouds in the afte...
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ATLANTA, Ga. ( Atlanta News First /Gray News) — For about 40 years, KFC has exclusively served Pepsi beverages — but next year, that’s set to change. On Thursday, the fast food giant said its thousands of U.S. locations are switching to a partnership with the Atlanta-based Coca-C...
